20 SPANISH IDIOMS (I)

Idioms exist in almost all the world’s languages and are words or phrases which play with anglicisms but don´t have the literally meaning of the words themselves. The meaning has to be deduced for the idea of what we want are trying convey and not of the literal meaning of the sentence.

The Spanish language utilizes many idioms and it´s actually sort of an art. Most Spanish idioms don´t make sense and do not have a clear translation to another language. Nonetheless, they are still humorous and usually one of the most difficult parts of the Spanish language to learn. Once you´ve mastered Spanish idioms you´ll be able to consider yourself a native speaker.

We have created a list of some of the most common Spanish idioms from Spain currently in use and which can commonly be heard on the city streets.

We will explain a few idioms at a time utilizing several post. This is the first and we are confident that they will be extremely useful for our expats friends and anyone learning Spanish in Spain or around the world.

1- Echar leña al fuego – to add fuel to the fire

Literally: To throw wood to the fire; contribute to make a problem worse than it is already.

5- Poner/colocar a alguien a dedo en algún sitio – To put someone by finger in somewhere. Meaning: nepotism.Give someone a job without showing the required capabilities, as a gift undeserving. Usually to friends or family members.

Ej. El ayuntamiento de Madrid ha colocado a dedo a 30 altos cargos.

6- Matar al mensajero – to kill the Messenger

Meaning: To blame a problem on the person who´s delivering the news, instead of the person that caused it.

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